#512F71#512F71

#512F71 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.0% C 0.112 H 305.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512F71
RGB	rgb(81, 47, 113)
HSL	hsl(271, 41%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(271, 58%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.3%, 58.4%, 0%, 55.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.66, 29.51, -32.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.66, 43.83, 312.33°)
OKLab	oklab(38.02% 0.0651 -0.0913)
OKLCH	oklch(38.02% 0.112 305.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.3899, 4.9747, 16.1905)
Luminance	0.0498 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512F71 #4F712F

analogous

#302F71 #512F71 #712F70

triadic

#512F71 #71512F #2F7151

tetradic

#512F71 #71302F #4F712F #2F7071

square

#512F71 #71302F #4F712F #2F7071

split-complementary

#512F71 #70712F #2F7130

monochromatic

#130B1B #321D46 #512F71 #70419C #8F5EBC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.53

#512F71 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.00

#512F71 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512F71

10.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512F71	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512F71	1.00	10.53	2.00	10.53
#FFFFFF	10.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#173E73

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#233F6F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C3B4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512f71;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 47, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.0% 0.112 305.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84699a',
    500: '#512f71',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512f71;
$custom-light: #84699a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512f71",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.909,
    "s": 41.25,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38023,
    "c": 0.11211,
    "h": 305.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.04975
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512F71

secondary

#7DA25A

accent

#D15792

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#EFEBF2

border

#CAC6CC

text

#0B060E

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #512F71

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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